Work conveying box for sewing-machine tables



Jan. 24, 1950 D. J. HOGAN WORK CONVEYING BOX FOR SEWING MACHINE TABLES .Filed Sept. 27, 1946 ianz'az Patented Jan. 24, 1950 WORK CONVEYING BOX FOR SEWING- MACHINE TABLES Daniel Hogan, Ashley, Pa., assignor to Harris- Hogan Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania J Application September 27, 1946, Serial No. 699,890

although of course I do not intend to limit the invention in this respect since it should be understood that the apparatus here shown and described is capable of being used .in a number of different environments. v

In garment factories it is commonpractice today'to provide a row or bank of sewing machines with the operator at each machine performin 'a different kind of sewing operation or v the sewin of different portions'of the garment.

g It is customary to arrange the sewmg machines in a row so that after the sewing operation has been done by the operator of the first machine, the material'is collected as it leaves the machine and is then transported to the operator of the second machine who performs the necessaryoperation and then the materialis passedon successively to the other machines in the row until the sewing operation has been completed.

' The'transfer of material from'one'machine in a row to the other has entailed considerable loss in time as well as the necessity oi -employing someone to carry out the transfer operatiom- The present invention is designed to facilitate transfer of'the material being operated upon from one machine to the other and to accomplish this in such a manner that itcan be rapidly done by the operator of the machine without the necessity of leaving the operatingstation thereby eliminating the employment of persons whose duty it is to transport the material from machine to machine. I

7 It is believed that the advantages of the present construction will be obvious from a reading of the accompanying description taken in connectionwith the attached drawingspit being understood that there is illustrated onl the preferred embodiment of the present invention :andgthat changes in proportions and other minor details may be resortedto so long as they fall within thespirit and scope of the appended claims. Referring to the drawings: i i

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatical plan view-of one arrangement of sewing machines and conv ying boxes formin the subject matter 'of the vpresent invention. H

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatical plan view of another arrangement of sewing machine tables and conveying boxes.

. ting-"'3 is a' perspective view o fjthe conveyin box itself, and

. 5 Claims. (01. 311-13) Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 showing the relation and relative elevation of the box and sewing machine table.

Describing the invention more in detail, there is shown a sewing machine table at I0 provided with a sewing machine I I and the operators seat is shown at l2.

It is to be'noted that the operators station and the sewin machine are located toward one end of the table I0 so that a relatively large apron I3 is provided at one side of the sewing machine upon which the garments or fabric maybe spread by the operator of the machine to facilitate the sewing operation.

In Fig. 1 the sewing machine tables are illus trated as being arranged in two rows and with the tables in each row aligned transversely so that a compact arrangement is provided to economize on available space. In order that the material being operated upon may be passed with facility from oneltable to the other ineach row, there is provided a work conveying box or receptacle I4 which is 'hereshown as being substantially L-shaped with the leg portion being indicated at I5 and the foot portion as at I6. I

As clearly shown in Fig. 1 the conveying boxes are arranged between the tables in each row With the foot portion having one wall parallel with the rear edge of the table and being of sufficient length to extend from one end of the table to a location in back of the machine and the leg por-'- tion 15 is of such length as to extend from one table to the other.

- By means of this arrangement it will be seen that the material passing through the first sewing machine indicated in Fig. 1 as machine A will be'deposited in the foot portion l6 of the first boxr As the material is fed through the first machine and is deposited in the foot portion I6 of the first box, it engages the inclined wall I1 and is gradually urged toward the left or into the leg portion I5 of the box as shown in Fig. 1.

Asthe material accumulates 'in the box the various layers of articles being operated upon become entangled 'or interlaced so that the operator of the second sewing machine indicated at Bin Fig. 1 has merely to reach into the leg portion I5 of the box and pull the material toward the-second table. Therefore it is obvious that the operator of succeeding machines may easily and quickly move the material from the preceding machine without the necessity of leaving'the operating station and without the use of any additional help.

The leg portion I5 of the box is similarly provided with an inclined wall I8 which places the narrow end of-the leg I6 adjacent the second table, thereby affording ample room for. the operator to move or swing about from the operating station in order to grasp the material in the box and pull it' toward the sewingmachine table.

As shown in Fig. 1 the material goes" from box to table down the first row. At the end of the row it is transferred to the box of the second row and then returns to the end table-which ishere; indicated as C and thence into the endbox at which time the sewing operation is complete.

It is to be noted in Fig.1' that the boxes are arranged so that the leg portion in the first'row' substantially abuts the legzportion. of the boxes in the second row, but that the boxes are arranged in reverse direction.

By means of such construction it will be seen that a very compact arrangement may be had which conserves considerable space and. that'the' material may be rapidly and easily fed to the various operating stations.

In: Fig. 2 the varrangementiis quite similar to that'shown in Fig. 1 except that'in this instance 'nnly a: single row of tablesandboxes .is disclosed; However, the operation is the same and. .it is to 'be'understood thatsincethe boxes are portable, they'may' be". moved at willand that any number of a variety of arrangementsmay be had including any desirabie numberof boxes and tables in order to handle the particular sewing. job that is being takeniupat any giventime;

Fig. 3 discloses the detailed construction of: the box which is provided withside; .end, and bottom Walls and the box is supported: bymea'ns ofi suitable legs herediscl'osedas consisting of u-shaped :angle iron members is, 20,v and 2|... The upper ends of the U-shaped legs are suitably secured to the sides of the boxes, it being noted. thatt'the leg 20 is secured to'the box at the: juncture be.- tween the leg portion i5; and the font portion .16. In. Fig. 4, the. relative height-of: the: table and box is: shown; it: being; preferable the box be slightly lower than the tablein order that the work W may be easily fed into the open upper end ofv the. foot portion. l6- of the box; .It is believed thatzthe-z operation willpbeaclearly apparent from what. has been said. The goods tube. operatedon are deposited in the; first; box indicated at the lower end; oi Fig; l. or: Fig: .2; The operator located at the' station. 12 reaches into thebox and movesthez'materia1 toward the table 10. After passing the material; through the-first. sewing machined-l the materialisqfed into theioot portion. i5 oi. thesecond sbox and from thereivis'moved by the operator: of; theses?- and machinetoward: that table. This-operation. continues throughout the length of the row. If there are not many operations'to. be; performed", the garment may be "completed by the time it reaches the end: .oi the. first row.v Ifznot, thematerialmay'bei transferred from the end of the first row transverselyto the second row and; the material thenpassed' thronghithe: second row of machines in the samemanner as. the first row. until thesewing operation; iscompleted'.

work czonyeying'b'oxmay be. provided with. a beaded. upper; edge 22in orderthat there will be nozdanger' of .the' material being operated upon engaging the-raw edgesoi the. boxand thereby interiering with: the movement. of the. material into the, same.

I claim: 1

1. The combination with a plurality" of'spaced sewing machine tables arranged in a row and having sewing. machines thereonarranged to cause: the operators thereof to face in the-same direction; eta-work conveying box provided with 4 bottom, side, and end walls and an open top, said box being positioned between the tables and having; one portion between. the rear-of the table and the next adjacent operator to receive material passing from one sewing machine and having another portion extending to one side of said next adjacent operator and to the next adjacent table .in said row.

2. The combination with a plurality of spaced sewing machine tables arranged in a row and having sewing machines thereon arranged to cause. the:- operators. thereof to face in the same direction, and a work conveying box provided with bottom, side, and. end walls and an open top, said box being positioned between the tables inv the row' and having one portion extending parallel to the: rear edge of one table between the'rear of-thetable and the next adjacent oper= ator and positioned to receive material passing from the sewing machine of that table and another portion at an angle to the first named portion and extending t'o-one side' of said next adjacent-operator" and to the next adjacent table in said row:-

3. A work-conveyingbox comprising a foot portion and a; leg portion constituting in effect an L-shapedbox having bottom,.si'de', and end walls and an open top, and legs supporting said 'box', said legs being secured to the box at opposite endsthereofi and an intermediate leg secured at the juncture between the: leg and foot portions of. the box.

4'. A work-conveying.boxcomprising a foot'por tion and a leg portion constituting in effect-an L-shaped box: provided with bottom, vertical end, and fronttwand rear side walls and an open top; the rear. sidewalls of saidbox converging toward the front walis from the juncture ofthe 'leg'and foot portions to the opposite ends of the box.

- 5. A workconveying!device' comprising a sub stantially-L-shapfediboxiconsisting of a foot portion" and algportion, said. portions being composed of'.bottom', .front' and .rear side walls, and end walls; one of the rear side walls of the foot portion. converging from the point of juncture of the font and. leg. portions: towardthe front Wall.

i 'DANIEL J. HOGAN.

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